Jeffery Beall is at it again. His latest statement on social justice warrior librarians betraying the academy will no doubt lend more fuel to the fire for OA advocates. Beall and his work has inextricably linked Open Access journals with predatory publishers. They are by no means exclusive and are very separate facets to the … More Predatory publishers and how to avoid them

International Open Access Week 2017 kicks off next Monday 23rd October. Macquarie University Library has a number of events planned to celebrate and put a spotlight on the advantages of Open Access and Open Scholarship. Software is not just for Scientists – Tuesday 24th October 11am-12pm and Wed 25th October 1pm-2pm, both in Room M4.01 on Level … More Events for International Open Access Week 2017

When someone mentions Mozilla your thoughts will probably immediately jump to this fiery little fox. You are also likely to be aware Firefox is an Open Source web browser, that before Google Chrome hit the scene, was every cool kids preferred way to surf the net. But did you know just how influential Mozilla is … More Mozilla Science Lab